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BEYOND BASICS
relax the shoulder blades causing the shoulders to move
forward providing momentum for starting a strike or block.
The Rule of Thumb for Expansion and Contraction is to expand
with pulling motions and contract with pushing motions.
Breathing remains the same, inhale when preparing and ex-
hale on the exertion.
Adding Expansion and Contraction to the “Whip” can increase
both speed and power of techniques above and beyond just using
the “Whip” alone.
The above four concepts are very subtle modifications that will be
imperceptible to an observer that anything is different and will
have a huge effect on achieving “Maximum Efficiency, Minimum
Effort”!
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